Louisiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Natchitoches Parish Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Natchitoches Parish pays $755 a year, an effective rate of 0.44%, far below the U.S. average.
- $755
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.44%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -62%
- vs U.S. average
- #32 of 64
- rank in LA
The verdict
Homeowners in Natchitoches Parish pay a median $755 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.44%, more affordable than 90% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $755
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.44%
- Effective rate on median home
- #318 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -62%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($171,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Louisiana. Population: 36,693. Owner-occupied homes: 8,842.
The median annual property tax in Natchitoches Parish is $755, which is 36% lower than the Louisiana state average and 62% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.44% on a median home value of $171,300. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
Natchitoches Parish's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Natchitoches Parish's 0.44% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 90% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Natchitoches Parish pay a median annual property tax of $755, far below the national median and well below the Louisiana state median. On a $171,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.44% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Natchitoches Parish run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $46,292 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Louisiana counties by effective rate
Natchitoches Parish ranks #32 of 64 counties in Louisiana by effective rate (50% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Natchitoches Parish as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate held while the market moved
Natchitoches Parish sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.6% up, against a median home value that rose 15.5%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 18.5%, from $637 to $755.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $637 to $755, a gain of 19%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 3,129 of 8,842 owner-occupied homes (35.4%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.6% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
41.3% of Natchitoches Parish homes owned free and clear (2,038 of 4,934) report no property tax at all, against 21.1% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What Natchitoches Parish Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Natchitoches Parish homeowners, 3,129 of 8,842 owner-occupied homes (35.4%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 35.4% (3,129)
- $800 to $1,499 14.2% (1,256)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.8% (688)
- $2,000 to $2,999 5.6% (494)
- $3,000 or more 4.7% (414)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,861 homes here (32.4%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Natchitoches Parish homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Louisiana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Natchitoches Parish pay more than double the bill of those without one (+133%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Natchitoches Parish's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Natchitoches Parish's effective rate is higher than 50% of the 64 counties in Louisiana - ranking #32 of 64.
Where Natchitoches Parish sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.44% Among the most affordable more affordable than 90% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.44%, Natchitoches Parish sits in the lowest 10% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $755, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Natchitoches Parish vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Natchitoches Parish | Louisiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.6% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Natchitoches Parish is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Louisiana counties.
Natchitoches Parish rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $755 -1.4% | 0.44% |
| 2023 | $766 +11.8% | 0.47% |
| 2022 | $685 +8.0% | 0.44% |
| 2021 | $634 -0.5% | 0.42% |
| 2020 | $637 | 0.43% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Natchitoches Parish: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Natchitoches Parish's effective rate
On effective rate, Natchitoches Parish sits nearest Brown County (IN), Oneida County (ID), Kootenai County (ID).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Grand Forks County (ND), Sullivan County (NH), Cooke County (TX).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Natchitoches Parish: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 420 of 14,600 returns from Natchitoches Parish reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,812 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Natchitoches Parish rate FAQs
- How does Natchitoches Parish property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Natchitoches Parish run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.44% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Natchitoches Parish?
- Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana scores B (71/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A+ (0.44%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana?
- The median annual property tax in Natchitoches Parish is $755, an effective rate of 0.44% on a $171,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Natchitoches Parish?
- Property taxes in Natchitoches Parish run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $46,292 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Natchitoches Parish?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Natchitoches Parish climbed 18.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $637 to $755, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Natchitoches Parish's QUIET rate
Natchitoches Parish's $755 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.6% of Natchitoches Parish's $46,292 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Natchitoches Parish's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.44%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $755/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Natchitoches Parish
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Natchitoches Parish (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Elliott County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Natchitoches Parish at $755/yr; rate 0.61% vs Natchitoches Parish 0.44%.
Charlotte County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $756/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs Natchitoches Parish 0.44%.
Dallas County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $756/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.40% vs Natchitoches Parish 0.44%.
Florence County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $756/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.42% vs Natchitoches Parish 0.44%.
Louisiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Louisiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Natchitoches Parish stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Natchitoches Parish (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.